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These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday.
A crisis for Hollywood makeup artists
In the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires, actor Jean Smart took to Instagram to encourage networks televising upcoming awards ceremonies to consider not televising them, and instead donating the revenue they would have made to firefighters and wildfire victims. In response to Smart’s post, some makeup artists have spoken out about how many red carpet professionals rely on awards season to make the bulk of their income, which is even more essential for those who have now lost their homes in the L.A. fires. One agent for A-list makeup artists shared with Business of Fashion that Oscar Sunday alone can generate “up to $40,000” for their clients, granted they post sponsored content on social media on the evening. {Business of Fashion/paywalled}
Walmart partners with Rebag to offer luxury products
Walmart is teaming up with resale platform Rebag to add tens of thousands of pre-owned luxury handbags, jewelry and watches to its marketplace. Starting Jan. 16, Rebag will offer its full catalog of approximately 27,000 items on walmart.com. Walmart’s goal is to add in-demand luxury brands to its website that customers are interested in but not expecting to find at the retailer. “A fashion enthusiast might have had their eye on a Saint Laurent bag that was out four or five years ago that they haven’t been able to find,” Walmart’s VP of Marketplace Michael Mosser told Modern Retail. “And now, we can bring that to customers as they come and shop with Walmart as really their destination for everything.” {Modern Retail/paywalled}
The future of fashion is interdisciplinary
Primark is opening its first store exclusively dedicated to its Primark Home line in March, which fits into a larger industry trend of major fashion players expanding into the home sector. Zara, Mango, H&M, Arket and Kiabi have also followed this strategy to capitalize on the loyalty of their customer bases. The future of fashion, posits Alicia Reyes Sarmiento for Fashion United, will see brands diversifying their offerings to create interdisciplinary environments where customers can interact with the brand on multiple levels via clothing, home décor, beauty and more. {Fashion United}
Dior to show pre-fall in Japan
Dior’s pre-fall collection will be shown in Japan this year on April 15 in the garden of Tō-ji Temple in Kyoto. The French fashion house will present Maria Grazia Chiuri’s women’s collection at the temple founded in 796. Dior has previously shown its pre-fall collections in Seoul, Mumbai and New York City. {WWD/paywalled}
The newest luxury flex is your face
Plastic surgery has advanced into “undetectable” work to enhance natural features, which has become the ultimate luxury flex and is said to be seen in stars like Lindsay Lohan, Demi Moore and Christina Aguilera. So-called “luxury face” procedures could cost anywhere from £7,200 to £250,000 (about $7,500 to $260,000) as natural-looking cosmetic procedures become more popular and “filler-face” becomes less desirable. Now that knowledge of these subtle procedures has entered the mainstream, most consumers do not have access to the wealthy’s doctors, so the entire industry may be expected to perform at a higher skill level. Some of the treatments driving the “undetectable” treatment offerings include: polynucleotides, skin boosters like Profhilo and Sunekos, collagen biostimulators, lasers and dermal fillers using the patient’s fat for volume restoration. {Vogue Business/paywalled}
TikTok sellers prepare for the app’s impending ban
The federal government’s TikTok ban is set to take effect on Jan. 19, and the platform’s roughly 500,000 merchants are bracing for the app’s end. U.S. app stores and internet service providers will be barred from distributing TikTok on Jan. 19. TikTok Shop has seen significant growth in the U.S., and the TikTok ban would sever a crucial sales driver for many brands. TikTok has recently launched Shop in other countries and is preparing to launch in Mexico, signaling that the app is attempting to diversify beyond the U.S. market. TikTok sellers are searching for other e-commerce apps to migrate to like Whatnot or placing more emphasis on Meta-owned apps like Instagram and Facebook. {Modern Retail/paywalled}
Source: Fashionista.com
